Slim Looks Back on 112's Early Fame, Ranking the Albums, Working with Diddy and Why The Group Split

On this week's episode of Can We Talk R&B, we have a legend on the show!!! Slim is a contemporary R&B singer best known as the frontman for the legendary R&B group, 112. With successes like “Only You,” “Anywhere,” and the Grammy Award-nominated tune “Peaches & Cream,” they achieved a lot of success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Slim Looks Back on 112's early fame, ranking 112 albums, working with Diddy and why the group split and more. Introduction: 0:00 - 2:35 The Beginning of 112: 2:35 - 4:30 Journey to being in the music business: 4:30 - 7:40 Being introduced to Diddy: 7:40 - 9:00 Navigating the sound of the Group: 9:00 - 11:58 The Culture of Bad Boy Records: 11:58 - 15:42 “Only You” - 15:42 - 16:30 112’s X Factor: 16:30 - 18:40 Adapting and Adjusting the group dynamic: 18:40 - 20:55 Being produced by Tim and Bob: 20:55 - 22:15 Working with Boys to Men: 22:15 - 24:50 King of the Interlude: 24:50 - 29:10 Bad Boy being a dominant r&b label: 29:10 - 31:40 The second album with Poo Bear: 31:40 - 35:35 Progressing the sound of the second album: 35:35 - 37:50 “Anywhere” - 37:50 - 40:05 Working with Diane Warren: 40:05 - 40:55 8Ball & MJG: 40:55 - 42:00 Pop groups competing against R&B Groups: 42:00 - 47:00 Performing overseas: 47:00 - 50:00 Jagged Edge: 50:00 - 52:50 Will groups come back? 52:50 - 54:00 What happened to the original 112: 54:00 - 59:14 🟪Can We Talk R&B 🟪🔊 ✅ LISTEN, FOLLOW AND RATE Hosted & Created by: Ian Von Produced by: Launch Pod Studio Edited by: Lazy Pickle Studios #rnb #rnbmusic #112 #slim #slimof112 #randbmusic #90srnb #rnbgroup #rnbmix #music #Rnb #Trending #songwriter #producer #canwetalk #rnbpodcast #canwetalkrnb #ianvon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices